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earlier this week three u.s. senators took issue with that sequence. they fear that american moviegoers will get a distorted impression of the role of torture in our getting bin laden. the first half hour of the movie depicts the interrogation of a figure called amar. he appears based on mohammed al qahtani, who was harshly interrogated, although not waterboarded. at gitmo, qahtani was one individual who identified bin laden's courier, a key break in the hunt for bin laden. when we eventually learned the courier's real name and found him, he found bin laden. in real life, one month before september 11th, qahtani was denied admission to the united states when an astute i.n.s. agent named jose melendez perez wouldn't allow him to enter the airport. so qahtani returned to the middle east and was later apprehended fighting with bin laden at tora bora. the 9/11 commission later determined he was to have been the 20th hijacker. part of the evidence? 9/11 ringleader mohamed atta awaited him at the orlando airport. so for me, "zero dark thirty" is a reminder o
earlier this week three u.s. senators took issue with that sequence. they fear that american moviegoers will get a distorted impression of the role of torture in our getting bin laden. the first half hour of the movie depicts the interrogation of a figure called amar. he appears based on mohammed al qahtani, who was harshly interrogated, although not waterboarded. at gitmo, qahtani was one individual who identified bin laden's courier, a key break in the hunt for bin laden. when we eventually...
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the u.s. alone and laguardia, for example, hundreds -- thousands of people were forced to rebook their flights. same story in chicago, where the storm canceled hundreds of flights there alone and the last two days have been pretty rough for drivers across the country, notary for some. the west coast may see problems thanks to another storm system and also problems in upstate new york and pennsylvania perhaps with new snowfall there. and air travel today is improving, aaa, they say it will be a busy few days for holiday travelers, and they have forecast about 93 million total travelers, the vast majority of those will be by car, 84 million, and those that are driving this holiday season, they are getting a little good news, gas prices are actually down from a month ago. $3.24 a gallon unleaded. air travel moving pretty well in atlanta today. a different story than what we've seen the past couple of days. alex. >> good luck maneuvering the traffic behind you there. people pulling up for their fl
the u.s. alone and laguardia, for example, hundreds -- thousands of people were forced to rebook their flights. same story in chicago, where the storm canceled hundreds of flights there alone and the last two days have been pretty rough for drivers across the country, notary for some. the west coast may see problems thanks to another storm system and also problems in upstate new york and pennsylvania perhaps with new snowfall there. and air travel today is improving, aaa, they say it will be a...
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. >>> a marine veteran is back in the u.s. after spending five months in a mexican prison. 27-year-old john hammar was jailed for trying to carry a family heirloom shotgun across the border. >>> the president of south africa visited nelson mandela and said mandela continues to respond to treatment. mandela has now been in the hospital for two weeks. he's been diagnosed with a lung infection and undergone lung surgery. >>> more storms are disrupting holiday travel as you're try to get to where you're going. heavy snow snarled on the ground, and thousands in michigan are still without power. flights were delayed or canceled on friday. gabe gutierrez is at hartsfield international airport in atlanta. is the situation better? >> reporter: well, richard, yes, it is. it could be a whole lot worse in many of the country's airports in atlanta. if you take a look behind me, there is some traffic and for the most part it's moving along and many airports throughout the country not reporting many delays and there's a 15-minute delay in ne
. >>> a marine veteran is back in the u.s. after spending five months in a mexican prison. 27-year-old john hammar was jailed for trying to carry a family heirloom shotgun across the border. >>> the president of south africa visited nelson mandela and said mandela continues to respond to treatment. mandela has now been in the hospital for two weeks. he's been diagnosed with a lung infection and undergone lung surgery. >>> more storms are disrupting holiday travel as...
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plowing into safe haven areas like u.s. treasuries and seen oil come off as well because of the recession dary fear. >> what about the stores which experienced a bit of a sales slump? at least through december 15. how bad was it? >> you know, i -- not great. i think that we are actually seeing the same type of pattern we saw last we are. saw relatively robust sales over black provide we saw a lull for a couple of weeks. we saw people pile into stores and in this weekend before christmas. i think we will see the same thing with lots of last-minute shoppers trying on pick up their gifts. i think we have seen a lot of things about fears about the fiscal cliff, superstorm sandy and tragic shooting last week, have all eaten into shopping time. >> i'm way behind. couldn't get out to the stores. what about the cost of making coins? it is getting so expensive that is it worth it? >> great question. this is actually really interesting. the u.s. mint in philadelphia released a would-year long report this week. they are showing that n
plowing into safe haven areas like u.s. treasuries and seen oil come off as well because of the recession dary fear. >> what about the stores which experienced a bit of a sales slump? at least through december 15. how bad was it? >> you know, i -- not great. i think that we are actually seeing the same type of pattern we saw last we are. saw relatively robust sales over black provide we saw a lull for a couple of weeks. we saw people pile into stores and in this weekend before...
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flight needed to reach its target, the u.s. capitol. that would have been catastrophic. and if qahtani died on flight 93, he would not have been captured at tora bora, and we would not have learned the name of bin laden's courier from him. jose melendez perez. he is a little like the jimmy stewart character in a movie getting played a lot this week, "it's a wonderful life," the frank capra classic. remember, george bailey saved his brother harry from drowning when he fell through the ice as a boy. and as a result, harry was there in world war ii to save the men of a transport boat, winning the medal of honor. well, it happens in real life too. one person can make a difference. that's "hardball" for now. thanks for being with us. "the ed show" with ed schultz starts right now. >>> good evening, americans, and welcome to "the ed show." tonight from minneapolis, the republican party is in ruins. maybe we can actually get a deal now. this is "the ed show." let's get to work. >> call me a hopeless optimist, but i actually still think we can get it done. >> president obama is
flight needed to reach its target, the u.s. capitol. that would have been catastrophic. and if qahtani died on flight 93, he would not have been captured at tora bora, and we would not have learned the name of bin laden's courier from him. jose melendez perez. he is a little like the jimmy stewart character in a movie getting played a lot this week, "it's a wonderful life," the frank capra classic. remember, george bailey saved his brother harry from drowning when he fell through the...